Question

                         Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day

Gift No. I

Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part? This one is free.

Gift No. 2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.

Gift No. 3

Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."

Gift No. 4

Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.

48. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?

A. Take notes.

B. Be with her.

C. Buy medicine.

D. Give her gifts.

49. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?

A. In Gift No. 1.   B. In Gift No. 2.

C. In Gift No. 3.   D. In Gift No. 4.

50. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to

A. enjoy good sleep     B. be well-organized

C. get extra support     D. give others help

Answer 1

【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文，题材是广告。作者介绍了4则母亲节期间为母亲提供的礼物的广告。

段落	关键词、句	大意推测
第一部分（Para. 1）	mother's health；medical check-up；doctor's visits ；free；	关注母亲的健康，作母亲的健康的朋友，陪母亲进行身体检查。
第二部分（Para. 2）	organize; medical records; Put them all in one place; a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them	帮助母亲管理好医疗诊断记录，列一张药及喝药时间的清单。
第三部分（Para. 3）	cotton sheets and comfortable pillows；good sleep is very important to our health	充足的睡眠对健康很重要，给母亲买棉床单和舒适的枕头，让母亲睡眠更好。
第四部分（Para. 4）	Presents for Purpose；10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构)；helped the chosen charity	给母亲买有创意的礼物，母亲节期间给母亲买礼物，价格的10%将捐助慈善机构。

【解析】

48. B。细节理解题。难度：易。根据第一则广告中的Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up.（不管是疾病检查还是定期的医疗检查，你都一定要陪母亲看医生。）可知B正确。

关键词定位：文章中的Promise to be there和be with her是同意表达。

49. C。细节理解题。难度：易。根据题干关键词improve your mother’s sleep定位第三则广告中的Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep（给母亲买棉床单和舒适的枕头，让母亲睡眠更好。）。由此可知C正确。根据语篇解读可知其他选项不合题意。

50. D。细节理解题。难度：易。根据文章第四则广告中的When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.可知：当你母亲得到这件礼物的时候，她将被告知，她帮助了慈善机构。故选D。A、B两项偷梁换柱C项无中生有。

 

【难句学习】

1. Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. 

翻译：帮助你的母亲管理好医疗诊断记录，这些记录包括检查结果和医疗信息。

分析：本句是一个祈使句，句中包含一个which引导的非限制性定语从句。

2. Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构).

翻译：在这个母亲节一些像Presents for Purpose（有创意的礼物）的礼物公司允许你提前付款，所挑选礼物的10%的价格将捐献给慈善机构。

分析：句中in which引导一个定语从句，在定语从句中又有一个定语从句you pay修饰先行词the price.